E.T.'s L.J. U.R.L.

Reflection

2015-09-22T15:30:59Z

Apologies to anyone I may have insulted or offended this past year. I hope you will forgive me (and tell me what I did so I can apologize).

Best wishes for an easy fast to those for whom it's relevant, and to everyone for a healthy, happy, and successful year.

Happy birthday mabfan!

2015-02-27T16:52:52Z

Hope you're having a wonderful day and enjoying the sunshine!

Reflection

2014-10-03T20:23:45Z

Happy birthday mabfan!

2014-02-27T05:18:32Z

Best wishes for a wonderful day!

Creative fun with math

2013-11-21T19:20:55Z

A friend of ours who's a math teacher at a local day school has started a blog which features math lessons from each week's parsha (Torah portion). Check out parshamath!

Introspection

2013-09-13T16:59:42Z

Interesting repost on women's pockets & lack thereof

2013-04-30T16:54:58Z

Originally posted by tigerbright at Interesting repost on women's pockets & lack thereof

Originally posted by hitchhiker at What we talk about when we talk about pockets

Originally posted by merchimerch at What we talk about when we talk about pockets

Originally posted by kylecassidy at What we talk about when we talk about pockets

This post is about pockets, feminism, design, autonomy and common sense. Please feel free to repost or link to it if you know people who'd benefit from the discussion.

A few weeks ago trillian_stars and I were out somewhere and she asked "Oooh, can I get a cup of coffee?" and I thought "why are you asking me? You don't need permission." But what I discovered was that her clothes had no pockets, so she had no money with her.

Mens clothes have pockets. My swimsuits have pockets. All of them do, and it's not unusual, because, what if you're swimming in the ocean and you find a fist full of pirate booty in the surf? You need somewhere to put it. Men are used to carrying stuff in their pockets, you put money there, you put car keys there. With money and car keys come power and independence. You can buy stuff, you can leave. The idea of some women's clothes not having pockets is baffling, but it's worse than that -- it's patriarchal because it makes the assumption that women will either carry a handbag, or they'll rely on men around them for money and keys and such things. (I noticed this also when Neil & Amanda were figuring out where her stuff had to go because she had no pockets.) Where do women carry tampons? Amanda wondered, In their boyfriend's pockets, Neil concluded.

I then noticed that none of trillian_stars' running clothes had pockets. Any pockets. Which is (as they always say on "Parking Wars") ridikulus. Who leaves the house with nothing? (It's not a rhetorical question, I actually can't think of anybody).

We fixed some of this by getting this runners wrist wallet from Poutfits on Etsy -- it holds money, ID, keys ... the sort of stuff you'd need. Plus you can wipe your nose on it. It solves the running-wear problem, but not the bigger problem.

Clickenzee to Embiggen!

The bigger problem is that people who design women's fashions are still designing pants and jackets that have no pockets. In fact, this jacket we got last December has ... no pockets. It's not a question of lines or shape, it's a question of autonomy.

Clickenzee to Embiggen

So I'm asking my friends who design women's clothes to consider putting pockets in them, they can be small, they can be out of the way, they can be inside the garment, but space enough to put ID, and cash and bus tokens. And maybe a phone. (And if you can design a surreptitious tampon stash, I'm sure Neil & Amanda & a lot of other people would appreciate it as well.)

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Happy birthday mabfan!

2013-02-27T17:59:40Z

Hope you're having a great day (and staying out of the rain)!

Sad news

2013-02-26T18:27:33Z

RIP jan howard finder a.k.a. Wombat, after a long and valiant battle with cancer. He was a good friend to both me and sdavido for many years (and one of the few people who knew us independently before we met). jan (lowercase!) was my Fan Guest of Honor when I chaired Arisia in 2001 - he was my first choice and I was delighted when he accepted. His ever-present warmth, joy, and sense of adventure served as an inspiration to all who knew him, and we always looked forward to his annual summary of the year's exploits and explorations. He will be greatly missed.

This. is. amazing.

2013-01-10T16:28:42Z

Thanks to thnidu for the link!

Tasty new feed

2013-01-07T19:23:48Z

For those who like to read about cooking, check out midweekmeal. It's a fun new kosher cooking blog written by a friend's brother (culinary school grad who works at a local restaurant) and his roommate, who apparently is similarly food-oriented.

News

2012-09-27T02:59:21Z

For those who aren't on FB... congratulations to lovensong87 and her husband on the birth of a baby boy!

Reflection

2012-09-25T04:06:15Z

Apologies to anyone I may have insulted or offended this past year. I hope you will forgive me (and tell me what I did so I can apologize).

Best wishes for an easy fast for those to whom it's relevant, and to everyone for a healthy, happy, and successful year.

Random cartoon post

2012-08-23T21:23:35Z

Apropos

2012-08-06T18:53:16Z

There's hope!

2012-07-27T02:52:40Z

Was happily surprised to find that I really like the new 101.7! First time I've spent the entire hourlong commute on one station since Mike 93.7 went off the air. Other "Mike orphans" may want to check it out.

Add some joy to your day

2012-07-17T17:28:27Z

This is magnificent, and very much worth watching.

Thanks to thnidu for the link!

Happy anniversary gnomi and mabfan!

2012-06-11T17:00:54Z

And best wishes for many more...

For your amusement

2012-06-04T20:27:09Z

Cocoa kookiness

2012-05-24T14:44:44Z

And the mainstream media has picked up the story! TJ's should be paying attention by now, let's hope they'll respond...

Chocolate chips are everywhere!

2012-05-22T20:46:29Z

For those following the saga, here's more news on the Trader Joe's chocolate-chip story.

Chocolate chip status update

2012-05-18T14:04:33Z

For those who have been following this story, here's the latest news on the Trader Joe's chocolate-chip situation. Adds some clarity to the various rumors flying around.

Also shows that if you haven't, you should still sign the petition! Hopefully if they see that their customers are unhappy they'll go back to the way things were.

Save the (pareve) chocolate chips!

2012-05-17T16:00:43Z

For those who haven't heard, Trader Joe's chocolate chips are changing from pareve to dairy. This creates a problem for anyone who keeps kosher and/or is vegetarian, vegan, or lactose-intolerant. Save the (pareve) chocolate chips - sign the petition!

Happy birthday mabfan!

2012-02-27T20:13:08Z

Hope you're having a wonderful day!

Must watch. Seriously.

2012-02-23T20:57:37Z

Ok, I know what I'm doing that weekend...